- Janneke Jonkman
Janneke Jonkman (born
Leiderdorp ,The Netherlands 20 January 1978 ) is a Dutch writer.After secondary school, Jonkman studied dance at the Koninklijk Conservatorium for three years. She broke off her studies there and subsequently attended the Stedelijk Gymnasium in
Leiden , where she obtained her diploma in 1997. Whilst studying Dutch at theUniversiteit van Amsterdam she became a member of the editorship of the literary magazine "Nymph".In 2001, Jonkman's debut novel "
Soms Mis Je Me Nooit " ("Sometimes You Never Miss Me") was published by Dutch publishersPrometheus/Bert Bakker . Her second book is called "De Droomfotograaf " ("The Dream Photographer"). These are currently available only in Dutch.Interviews with Jonkman have appeared in Dutch magazines including
Sp!ts ,Folia ,Spui ,Plug ,AvantGarde andViva .She currently lives and works in Amsterdam, working part-time for the glossy magazine AvantGarde. She is in the process of making final alterations to her third book, entitled "
Verboden Te Twijfelen " ("Forbidden To Doubt"), which will be released in October 2006. Further details have not yet been released.
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